Updated January 13, 2023 by the ABC7 Data Team

ABC7 is tracking crime and safety across the city of Chicago and in your neighborhood.


You can choose which crime to examine:

Robberies
8,972

Last 12 months
Through December 31

Average Robberies
7,923

Yearly average
2019 to 2021

Robbery Rate
333

Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months

Average Robbery Rate
294

Per 100,000 people
2019 to 2021


Robberies over the last 12 months are up 13% compared to the annual average over the last three years, according to Chicago Police Department data through December 31.

The city averaged 173 robberies a week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 154 a week.

A closer look at Chicago robberies neighborhood by neighborhood

The risk is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood. ABC7’s data team looked at the Chicago Police Department’s data by neighborhood from 2019 through December 31, 2022.

The map color codes each neighborhood by the robbery rate over the last 12 months. The three darker blues represent neighborhoods with robbery rates that are higher than the citywide rate. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of robberies.

Click on any neighborhood on the map to see detailed figures, rates and trends. You can also search for a street name, place, landmark or zip code.